The Board granted an effective date of June 13, 2012 for service connection of chronic pain syndrome (left femoral nerve) and denied earlier effective dates for other claims related to chronic pain syndromes.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were not ascertainable prior to the respective claim or rating decision dates.

Claimed conditions

chronic pain syndrome (left femoral nerve), chronic pain syndrome (right external cutaneous nerve of the thigh), chronic pain syndrome (right femoral nerve), chronic pain syndrome (right sciatic nerve), chronic pain syndrome (left sciatic nerve), chronic pain syndrome (left external cutaneous nerve of the thigh), chronic pain syndrome (right obturator nerve), chronic pain syndrome (left obturator nerve), chronic pain syndrome (right ilio-inguinal nerve), chronic pain syndrome (left ilio-inguinal nerve)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 7, 2025

Citation

A25011548

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